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Reuters/Chicago Tribune: Health Secretary Urges Contraception Compromise
U.S. Health Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, in a speech at Georgetown University a few miles from the White House, praised the new U.S. healthcare law requiring coverage and called for "conversation and compromise." ... About 20 protesters lined a campus entrance amid beefed up security, and a heckler, who interrupted Sebelius by calling her a "baby killer," was led away by campus police (Heavey, 5/18).
The Hill: Sebelius Stays Away From Contraception Fight At Georgetown
Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius didn't mention the controversy over the administration's contraception mandate during a Friday commencement speech at Georgetown University. ... Sebelius noted in her speech that public policy debates can be contentious and the conversations over difficult issues "can be painful." "But this is a strength of our country, not a weakness," said Sebelius. "In some countries around the world, it is much easier to make policy," she said. "The leader delivers an edict and it goes into effect. There’s no debate, no press, no criticism, no second guessing" (Viebeck, 5/18).


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